That’s right boys and girls, smoke ‘em if you got ‘em! It looks like the 2 Skinnee J’s are doing up the 10 year anniversary of Supermercado in true skinnee style…a mini-tour bitches! For those that haven’t see them yet, here’s your chance. For those die-hards, here’s a chance to see them rock out one more time. Who knows if it will ever happen again…we can only hope.
Stolen from the 2 Skinnee J’s myspace page:
Dear 2SJ peeps…
Over the holidays, a golden light shone down from above and it was shaped like Stumpy… I picked up the phone and called an old friend… who called another old friend… who called another. One call led to another and before we all knew it, we were back together fighting over ketchup and eggs in NYC (ok, it was just me and Lance fighting over the ketchup). We all are a little older, larger, and definitely wiser (I hear AJS has exceeded omniscient).
Next summer is the 5 year anni since the last show with the full line up. 10 years since $upermercado. The time for the full fledged renunion has come. To make things complete we even got Action back on drums (B is on sabitical selling his ball swing - no, Eddie didn’t help).
August 6 - 11 2008
DC, Norfolk, NYC and two others TBA.
Put the request in for time off and book your flights now. Convert your 401Ks into small bills for Stump. And most of all, get ready to ROKK!!!
Aight, so it’s back to the drawing board…who else is up for some space suit action!
This was meant to be posted on Monday, but for some reason I forgot to publish it, oh well, here it is.
Cornelius (aka Keigo Oyamada) is an out there artist. He’s a japanese clothes designer, who just so happens to make some great electronic music. This isn’t your older brothers electronic music though, this stuff has layers upon layers upon layers. You get about 12 layers deep and you realize there’s no use trying to go any farther and fall into the deep grooves. Everything from rock to hiphop to sound samples…it’s like a Japanese Disneyland on crack. So give it a whirl. I’ve yet to pick up his follow on album, but I hear it’s worth picking up.
Download here. I think this one ended up being around 20mb.
DT
Well it should be no surprise that I’m posting this one. Here’s another selection of Cut Chemist songs from the newly released “The Audience’s Listening” album. Chemist brings his usual turntablism skills to the show, clean concise cuts and scratches, yet this album is unique in that while it is firmly rooted in hip hop, it also dabbles in many other styles…can you say surf rock! This tends to be one of the few albums you just throw in the CD player and let play from beginning to end. Not only because it’s that good, but because the flow just moves along, like a ribbon of singletrack that flows along a mountain top ridge trail. The grooves are infectious, if only Apple didn’t make such a crappy product (iPod), I’d be grooving a lot more.
What we have here is just a few of the selections, Track 2: (My 1st) Big Break - scratching is what he does best, Track 4: The Garden - taking it international with the world music, and Track 6: What’s The Altitude - bringing it back to the hip hop.
Download here. *Note: the zip file is 20MB.
Better late than never again…
So what to come back with? How about some hard hitting Minor Threat…just what you need to perk up on a Monday morning right?
As a youngin’ I remember being fascinated by this record. There was just something about the blue image above that could draw you in deeper and deeper as the vinyl spun on the player. If you’re into punk, then you already know who they are, but if you don’t know the band, you owe it to yourself to give it a listen. If you’re local to the Washington, DC area then you might recognize this band as some of the members went on to start the Dischord record label, offering great punk music at exceptional prices. Damn, now I gotta make my way over to the records to see what else might be stuck in there…COC, Cro-Mags…who knows!
So here it is, 3 songs to get you going - Minor Threat, Steppin’ Stone, and Good Guys (Don’t Wear White). Not their hardest stuff, but just some fun stuff. Download it here.
DT
Screw the new age scientists…Pluto is a planet! even if 2.5% of them believe it isn’t. Can I get an amen!
With depravity I break laws of gravity
Blast past the atmosphere to the last frontier
I go boldly through space and time
The sky's the limit but they're limiting the sky
I break orbit by habit
I ignite satellites and leave rings round the planets
A flying ace like that beagle
Nevertheless this alien remains illegal
'Cause their discovery don�t cover me
The immigrant's been left in the cold to grow old and disintegrate
Discriminate against the distant and disclaim this
'Cause their small minds can't see past Uranus
But I shun their rays
'Cause stun's just a phase
And my odyssey runs in two-thousand and one ways
And I can see clearly now like Hubble
Shoved off the shuttle here's my rebuttal
It's a planet.
Who do you represent?
I represent the smallest planet
Attorney in this tourney versus those who tried to ban it
If you don't agree go see interplanet Janet
Cause sun is star like Pluto is planet
So lend me all ears and let me state my case
about all the types of satellites we must embrace
Cause like my parents' great grandparents - this planet is an immigrant,
to deport it�s an offense
It's an upstanding member of the solar system
Apply the laws of Earth and make it a victim
Of Proposition 187
If Pluto spawns a moon, it will apply to the heavens.
I'll damn you like Judas of Iscariot
If you demote this mote remote to affiliate
It's like taking ET's custody from Elliot
Support your Lilliput, 'cause simply put
Pluto is a planet
Do it for the children
(If not for yourselves)
Pluto is a planet
Download “Pluto” by 2 Skinnee J’s from the Super Mercado album.
DT
Artist: Johnny Cash
Album: The Original Best of Johnny
Song: What Do I Care
Description: Rock and Roll or Country? Who cares. I’m putting this song up this Monday since this is what I was listening to on the way home from Charlottesville on Saturday. The song is simple, as most of his songs are, but it’s a song that makes you happy to be heading home to your lady…and after a day like Saturday…that’s all I needed.
Download here.
DT
Artist: Fat Boys and Run DMC
Album: Both songs are from greatest hits albums
Song: Fat Boys and You Be Illin’
Description: And it’s back, Music Monday. Tonight I’m going with a theme and that theme is near and dear to me…food. Both are old and funky.
Download here.
DT
Artist: Cut Chemist/DJ Shadow
Album: Brainfreeze
Song: Track 1 and Track 2
Description: This is an essential mix CD. I think they only released 2000 copies and I was lucky enough to get one of them. It’s filled with the sounds of rare soul and funk, all from original 7″ vinyl 45s! This is the CD that really challenged all those crate diggers and beat geeks. You can really hear the different styles between Cut Chemist and DJ Shadow. Because this CD is so rare and no longer in production…I’m gonna be a nice guy and give you the opportunity to have both tracks that make up the almost hour long CD. That’s what you get, because I forgot to post something yesterday.
Download here.
DT
Artist: John Scofield
Album: A Go Go
Song: Hottentot
Description: This is an album I recently borrowed from my friend Chris. Surprisingly, I never heard this one even though it’s from 1998. Why is this such a good album?…because it’s funky, funky like my non-wool bike jerseys on a hot summers day. Scofield is pretty amazing on the guitar and with the backing of Medeski, Martin, and Wood, the funk really shines through. My only complaint would have to be MMW just isn’t as all out crazy as they are in their own endeavors. Martin’s drums keep me in the groove the entire time though and Sco does what he does best…playing the guitar like no one else.
Download here.
DT
So I’m thinking Monday should be Music Monday. I’m going to try and post a song up each Monday. No idea how long I’ll keep the previous weeks available for download, just don’t get your panties in a ruffle if I end up pulling something later on to make room on the server.
Artist: Make-Up
Album: Destination: Love; Live! At Cold Rice
Song: Don’t Mind The Mind
Description: Straight from Chocolate City, this is an album Steve let me borrow. They are a punk band on the local Dischord recording label and the whole album rocks.
Download here.
DT
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